PMHS Clinical Practice Resources
We offer the following list of respected resources for your day-to-day practice.
Clinical Practice Guidelines/Statements/Reports
In this section, we also offer the following eight resources as possible preparatory references for Pediatric Primary Care Mental Health Specialist exam candidates. The PNCB does not endorse specific materials for certification preparation. View the Reference List at PMHS Exam Resources for additional information.
- Policy Statement: American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health, Mental Health Leadership Work Group. Policy statement - Mental Health Competencies for Pediatric Practice. Pediatr. 2019; 144: (5) e20192757
- ADHD: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents (Guideline)
- Autism: Identification and Evaluation of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (Clinical Report)
- Autism: Management of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (Clinical Report)
- Competencies for Practitioners: The Future of Pediatrics: Mental Health Competencies for Pediatric Primary Care (Policy Statement)
- Depression: Guidelines for Adolescent Depression in Primary Care (GLAD-PC) I: Identification, Assessment and Initial Management (Guideline)
- Depression: Guidelines for Adolescent Depression in Primary Care (GLAD-PC) II: Treatment and Ongoing Management (Guideline)
- Substance Abuse: Substance Use Screening, Brief Interventions and Referral to Treatment for Pediatricians (Policy Statement)
In-Depth Resources for Primary Care Providers
Textbooks
- Behavioral Pediatric Healthcare for Nurse Practitioners: A Growth and Developmental Approach to Intercepting Abnormal Behaviors, (2019). Hallas, D. (Ed.) New York: Springer.
Online Programs
- APRN Scholars Program in Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics, Mental Health, and Complex Care - Almost Home Kids, an affiliate of Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
- KySS Online Mental Health Fellowship: Child and Adolescent Module (Ohio State University) - Save 10% with the PNCB discount code OSUCON=PNCB!2024 when you register for their program.
- Pediatric Behavioral and Mental Health Program (Duke University)
In-Person Programs
- Patient-Centered Mental Health in Pediatric Primary Care (PPP) Mini-Fellowship Program - REACH Institute
Coding Tips
- Tips on getting paid for providing mental, behavioral health care (AAP News - subscription required)
- Strategies for System Change in Children's Mental Health: A Chapter Action Kit. Chapter 7: Strategies to Improve Children's Mental Health Financing
Respected DBMH CE and Psychopharmacology
Consider these sources for accredited contact hours in the behavioral/mental health arena as you look to increase your knowledge or plan to meet PMHS recertification requirements.
Online Sources
- PNCB's Pediatric Updates: New psychopharmacology module coming fall 2021
- American Psychological Association
- American Psychiatric Nurses Association
- Audio Digest
- Barkley & Associates
- Elite Continuing Education
- Journal for Nurse Practitioners CE Program
- Medscape
- NAPNAP
- Nurse CE 4 less
- Pediatrics in Review
- PESI
- Psychiatric Times
- UpToDate
- Western Schools
Newsletters, Textbooks, Articles, Etc.
- Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- Prescriber's Letter
- The Brown University – Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update
Conferences
- American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) Annual Conferences
- American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) DB:Prep National Conference
- American Epilepsy Society (AES) Annual Meeting
- American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) Annual Conferences
- Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Conferences
- Continuing Education, Inc. Credits while you Cruise conferences
- Florida Nurse Practitioner Network Annual Conferences
- International Society of Psychiatric Nurses (ISPN) Annual Psychopharmacology Institute
- Johns Hopkins Annual Pediatrics for the Practitioner Update
- Massachusetts General Hospital's Annual Child and Adolescent Pharmacology Conference
- National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) Conferences
- National Association of School Nurses (NASN) Conferences
- Neuroscience Education Institute (NEI) Annual Psychopharmacology Congress
- Psych Congress Regional Meetings
- Society of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics Annual Conferences
- The University of Vermont's Annual Transforming Primary Care and Behavioral Health Conference
